Suborder Anisoptera | Rank Species | |
Similar Orthetrum glaucum, Orthetrum luzonicum, Orthetrum sabina, Diplacodes trivialis, Acisoma panorpoides | ||
Orthetrum pruinosum, the crimson-tailed marsh hawk, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is a widespread species occurring from west India to Japan and south to Java and the Sunda Islands. It breeds in puddles, ponds and tanks. Three subspecies are recognized. A molecular phylogenetics study of Orthetrum dragonflies revealed that Orthetrum pruinosum is a cryptic species.
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